Kindergarten Newsletter!
Week of Jan 16-20, 2023
Dear Parents,
We hope you are enjoying the long weekend for some extra time with your family! We hope that your child is able to see the American flags down Main St on Monday in Dr. King's honor! Please use this extra time to take and email in your child's Community Photo for the homework project! This is a short week but we hope it is an awesome week as we start our final countdown from 13 to get to the 100th day of kindergarten!
The K Team
No School on Monday, January 16th!
Homework - Community Pictures!
2nd Nine Weeks Report Card
Please make sure you take the time to look at the report card online on Skyward so that you can see the many standards that we teach in kindergarten and how your child is doing with their learning.
It is okay to see some 1s and 2s next to a standard. 3 means they have met the expectations for that standard. If your child has an abundance of 1s and 2s then it is time to follow up with another parent/teacher conference. We will continue to work on skills to get them to mastery in the following nine weeks. It is always helpful to follow up with skills as well at home if you are noticing an area of weakness.
Jackets Please!
Winter Weather Information
Because winter has arrived, please make note of the information below regarding district policy on any school related changes due to winter weather.
~ School delay or closing information will be posted on the district & school websites, and the district's Facebook & Twitter pages.
~ Local TV and radio stations are also notified of weather-related schedule changes and will
broadcast district delays or closings.
~ If an early dismissal is necessary due to weather, you will be contacted via email or phone by the front office.
Kindergarten Lunch Dates
What are We Learning About...
Our curriculum focus this week...
Writing: We will work to communicate our ideas through detailed pictures and letter/sound connections. We will read Jan Brett's "The Hat" and compare her style of books with other titles she has written. We will write to retell the beginning/middle/ending. We will focus on the characters and setting. We will enjoy reading winter books together.
Reading: We will learn how to read/write our trick words focusing on the words "WAS"! We will look for our sight words in books and poems. Our sight words so far are: I/a/see/can/the/at/my/to/and/go/we/he/for/is/are/his. We will continue using super strategies such as pointer power, words in a snap, and picture power to be super readers. Please practice these sight words at home!
Phonics/Handwriting: We will build confidence with letters as we review how to form them. We will tap to spell CVC words (consonant/vowel/consonant). Students are learning that vowels make a long sound and a short sound to change the way a word is read.
Math: We are focusing on building/representing/writing/comparing numbers 11-20. We will practice solving simple addition and subtraction problems with numbers 0-10.
Science: We are concluding our focus on the winter season and will make an edible snowflake. We are beginning a new focus on magnets to find out which kinds of things are magnetic and which things are not.
Social Studies: We will continue learning about maps and globes. We are beginning a study of the places in our community. **Please send in your pictures! (See above).
Dates to Remember!
January 16: No School/Martin Luther King Day
January 24: Dove Club Pictures taken
January 24: Author Visit (Bridget Heos)
January 25: Oncor Presentations during Specials
January 27: Kendra Scott Night benefitting Dove PTA! 5:00-7:00pm
February 2: 100th Day of Kindergarten
February 3: Play it Safe Presentations during Specials
February 13-17: Literati Book Fair!!
February 14: Grade level Valentine's Day Party in the gym
February 16: PTA Meeting (5:30-6:00) and Literacy Night in the Learning Commons (6:00-7:00)!
February 20: No School/Professional Development
February 28: Class Pictures and Spring Pictures
Old News but Good to Remember...
Trick Words/Sight Words
“Trick” Words are simply sight words or familiar words. We have started reading these words in class but any extra practice at home goes a long way!
Kindergartners need to read and write these words quickly and correctly. Instant recognition helps your child read more fluently and less “robotic.” Fluent reading leads to comprehending or understanding what is read. It all works together!
Reading Homework Bags
Don't Forget!!!
1. Practice lunch codes at home. They will need to memorize and practice identifying these numbers on a keypad at home.
2. Please label all backpacks, jackets, sweatshirts, lunch boxes and thermos.
3. Bring a spill proof water bottle daily - WATER ONLY!
4. Return the BLUE Daily Folders each day! Initial behavior chart daily and remove papers!
5. Bring your PINK dismissal card EVERY day when you pick up. This is a safety precaution and helps the process be more efficient!
6. Please call the office (817)251-5700 if you have a change in dismissal!
Breakfast Bunch
Snack Break!
Behavior Expectations
We use CHAMPS! (Communication, Help, Activity, Movement, Participation, and Success) Right now we are focusing A LOT on the letter "C!" - COMMUNICATION. We talk a lot about appropriate voice levels. We also use our "Rainbow Chart!" Please don't worry too much about what color they are on unless it is BELOW "Green - Ready to Learn!" Ending a day on YELLOW, ORANGE or RED means your child was not doing their best and probably got their behavior chart signed. Students move clips down but they can also work to move clips back up!
Dove's 4 Bs for Behavior Expectations
BE Respectful
BE Responsible
BE Safe
BE Ready to Learn
Kindergarten Team
Bojana Cubrilo- Bojana.cubrilo@gcisd.net
Keari Hatton - Keari.Hatton@gcisd.net
India Maine - India.Maine@gcisd.net
Christine Dunker - Christine.Dunker@gcisd.net